We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as a Environmental Control Officer in Regulation Service
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced person with the right key skills to work within the Environmental Health Section, whose aim is to protect and promote the public health of people living, visiting and working in the Borough.
Working within a small environmental protection team, the role will be challenging but rewarding and involve the investigation of a wide range of environmental issues- including but not restricted to noise and other statutory nuisance, public health issues associated with the state of land or property, air pollution and drainage issues.
The successful candidate will have the personal qualities required to work round barriers to find solutions to complex problems. An effective communicator, they will possess initiative and be comfortable working alone as well as part of a team to achieve desired outcomes. Collaborating with colleagues in other parts of the Council and also with external agencies will be a key feature of the role.
Whilst advice, support and training will be provided to develop into the role, experience of working with the public in an enforcement role will be an advantage, as will knowledge and experience of dealing with environmental control issues. A good level of computer literacy will be required, as will possession of a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
For an informal discussion please contact Mr Mike Petersen, Principal Environmental Health Officer on 07809311701
Thank you for your interest in working for us. If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
